Page 92 of Wild Bliss

He carried her through the kitchen and the living room,moving toward the bedroom. If he could get to the bedroom. Bella was waggingher tail and seemingly trying to get between his legs. Probably because if hewas incapacitated, she could love him as much as she wanted. “Sweet girl, I’mgoing to need some time with your new momma.”

“Bella,” Sawyer intoned. “Stop trying to murder Wyatt viatripping. Come on. I’ll get you a snack and you can have some crate time.”

This was what Sawyer had talked about, though he’d used allthe wrong words. He’d talked about getting free time since Wyatt was around,but it was more than not having to watch a show he didn’t want to watch. It wasabout having someone else he could count on. Someone who would always stand upfor their family. Someone who wouldn’t let him down.

“You know why he told you he loved you in the middle of adeeply emotional moment.” It also came with a bastard who knew him far too welland didn’t mind ratting his best friend out to their one-day wife. At leastthat’s how it was going to be for Sawyer.

Sabrina’s lips curved up, her arms tightening around him ashe moved into the bedroom. “Because now he doesn’t have to talk about hisfeelings. He knew we would have to settle this thing between us before we coulddo anything else, and he also knew we would end up in bed, so he thinks he’ssaid it and now it’s settled and he’ll never have to say it again.”

“I’ll fix it,” he promised. If she was staying, he wouldn’tlet anything hurt her. Even Sawyer.

She shook her head. “I have what I need. It’s hard for him.He’s already opened up so much. Give him time. Before you know it, he’ll be themost romantic man in Bliss.”

“I will not.” Sawyer entered, pulling his shirt over hishead. “I will be surly and need alone time and I won’t talk much, but that’swhy Wyatt’s around. He’ll chit chat about whatever book the two of you arereading and I’ll…” He seemed to think for a moment. “I’ll teach you how tobuild a table if you want. Or we’ll start easy. I get the feeling we’re goingto need some bookshelves.”

He was inviting her into his private life the only way heknew how. It was enough.

“I definitely want some bookshelves,” she replied, her eyessoft as he set her on the bed. “Sawyer, I don’t need you to say the words.”

Sawyer’s lips quirked up. “I love you, Sabrina. Now I’vesaid it twice, and he hasn’t said it at all. I think I deserve the beforedouble penetration blow job I’ve been assured someone gets during the finalconsummation of a threesome. There’s a rule book around here somewhere.”

Sabrina snorted. It was an inelegant sound Wyatt still foundadorable.

And Sawyer was right about one thing. “I do love you. I loveyou so fucking much.”

Sabrina sobered, standing and putting her hands on eitherside of his face. “Be sure. You’ve only started to explore the world, Wyatt.There’s a lot more of it.”

“Not for him there isn’t.” Sawyer closed the door behindhim, shutting them inside. “Don’t try to wiggle out of this, Teach. He lovesyou. He’s never leaving Bliss unless you need to leave for some reason. Hell,he was never actually going to leave this cabin. He’s like a tick. He’s dugin.”

“Well, it sounded like he was leaving about five minutesago,” she complained.

“I was going to kill my brother and make sure you were safe.However, I’ve recently had the stupidity of my plan pointed out to me. So Ihave to rethink.” He tightened his hands on her hips, not allowing her to pullaway. “I’m not leaving, but we need a plan to protect you. And the town.”

“The men are already working on it.” Sawyer moved in behindher, brushing her hair to the side and setting his lips on the curve of herneck.

“I think we need to deal with the Creede boys.” Wyatt hadn’tliked how Marshall had handled him today. Like they were still rivals and hehad a real chance with Sabrina if he could only convince her she’d made a poorchoice. “I think they’re still interested in her, and they want to fight itout.”

“There’s no fight.” Sabrina’s head shook. “I have my men.I’m not about to sit around and wait to see who wins my hand. I’ll talk to themif I need to.”

“Or I can talk to Nate since apparently we’re friends now,”Sawyer said with a long sigh. He leaned over and nipped her earlobe, a movethat made her eyes close in obvious pleasure.

She liked a little bite every now and then. His body startedto heat as lust caught up to emotion. “Good. I think it’s great we can talk toNate, but when we’re done here, I’m going to tell you the whole story. I’mgoing to lay it all out to you and maybe we can decide how to handle it.”

Neither of them believed he’d killed for his brother. Theyhad zero reason to believe he hadn’t done exactly what he’d said he’d done.Except they knew him. Really knew him. Like no one else on this planet everhad.

This love was worth risking everything over.

He used the hold on her hips to pull her close, rubbing hiscock against her so she knew how much he wanted her. And because he wanted to.He wanted to be near her always. Sawyer was right, too. He’d never actuallyplanned on finding his own place. He’d known he was home the night he found hisway here.

“I’m glad,” she said, her eyes promising him a future.“We’ll find our way through this.”

“We will,” Sawyer promised. “But I was serious about theblow job. I’m addicted now.”

Sabrina leaned back against Sawyer’s chest, a magnificentsmile on her face. “I think you like knowing I can’t talk for a while.”

Sawyer’s hand came around her neck, cradling her head tohim. “I love the way you talk. I love listening to you. Sometimes yours is theonly voice that grounds me, and I was ungrounded for so long I forgot what itfelt like to have someone I can trust. And yes, it gets easier to say the word,but it still makes me want to vomit a little.”

“I can say it enough for both of us,” Wyatt vowed. “We loveyou, Sabrina. And I’m willing to take all the shin kicks I have to in order toprove to your army of children that I’m one of the right men for you.”

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